About Me

I took very early retirement from teaching in '06 and did some traveling in Europe and the UK before settling down to do some private tutoring. As a voracious reader, I have many books waiting in line for me to read. Tell me I shouldn't read something, and I will. I'm a happy, optimistic person and I love to travel and through that believe that life can be a continuous learning experience. I'm looking forward to traveling more some day. I enjoy walking, cycling, water aerobics & and sports like tennis, volleyball, and fastpitch/baseball. I'm just getting into photography as a hobby and I'm enjoying learning all the bits and bobs of my digital camera. My family is everything to me and I'm delighted to be the mother of two girls and the Gramma of a boy and a girl. I may be a Gramma, but I'm at heart just a girl who wants to have fun.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

E is for EMPATHY

Empathy is the ability to identify yourself with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another, which for a large part comes from the knowledge you have of yourself. If you know your own feelings well, then you can relate to others and understand them. Along with empathy comes compassion and together they create a key cornerstone in genuine human relationships. Here is my poem on Empathy:

Empathy

Empathy is a gentle blue.

It looks like pain shared by two.

It sounds like a crackling fire that warms.

It smells like after spring rainstorms.

It tastes like a cup of lemon tea.

It feels like someone hugging me.

Empathy is the key to equality.

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Lovely Leslie - yes I too see you as an empathetic soul - so pleased to have got to know you through blogging! Excellent eh? Exactly! Thanks too for the continued support you give to the ABC team.DeniseABC Team

Just as the other commenters have said. I see you as empathetic too.The poem is wonderful and gave me beautiful images to think about.I love the poem scheme each week and eagerly look forward to the next one.

Lovely poem. I especially like the photo. That separation between the two outstretched fingers —besides being painted by a master—is one of the most daring and dramatic moments that an artist has ever captured. You can feel the tension—I especially felt that when I looked up at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.